UCSF events for September 2005
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UCSF audiologists develop interactive system to improve listening
Many people lose their hearing as they get older and turn to a hearing aid for help. Too often, however, the device doesn't meet expectations and use is discontinued, along with complaints that it was not helping enough.
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Standardized guidelines improve outcomes in stroke care
Patients suffering from a stroke are more likely to have improved outcomes and fewer complications when hospitals use standardized guidelines for stroke care during a patient's admission and discharge from the hospital, according to a study led by researchers at UCSF Medical Center.
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Assisted Living, In-Home Care Increase as Nursing Home Beds Decline
A study of all types of long-term residential care facilities shows the proportion of nursing home beds to population declined in the past decade.
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UCSF cardiology staff to train in virtual surgery lab
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Three UCSF Students Win Overseas Training Fellowships
The Fogarty International Center of NIH have announced that three UCSF students are among the 2005 awardees of the FIC/Ellison Overseas Fellowships in Global Health and Clinical Research Program.
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Assisted living and in-home care increase as nursing home beds decline
Even with the U.S. population rapidly aging, a smaller proportion of elderly and disabled people live in nursing homes today compared to 1990.
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Common Dietary Fat Stimulates Prostate Tumor Cell Growth
A study conducted at the San Francisco VA Medical Center has demonstrated that omega-6 fatty acids such as the fat found in corn oil promote the growth of prostate tumor cells in the laboratory.
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Lack of English Proficiency Undermines Patient Care
Limited efficiency with the English language is a barrier to medical comprehension and increases the risk of adverse medication reactions, according to a recent study led by UCSF researchers.
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UCSF study finds English proficiency a major hurdle in patient comprehension
Limited efficiency with the English language is a barrier to medical comprehension and increases the risk of adverse medication reactions, according to a recent study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.
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Omega-6 fatty acids cause prostate tumor cell growth in culture; potential drug target identified
A study conducted at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) has demonstrated that omega-6 fatty acids such as the fat found in corn oil promote the growth of prostate tumor cells in the laboratory.
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UCSF's Yamamoto Comments on Frist Stem Cell Switch
"We are very encouraged that Sen. Frist has declared his support for expanded federal financing for human embryonic stem cell research..."
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UCSF Teams Join Successful AIDS Walk San Francisco
It will take a couple of weeks before the campus community finds out which UCSF team will win the first-ever AIDS Walk San Francisco trophy and who will take home a new laptop computer as the top fundraiser.
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Center Gets $1 Million Hartford Grant for Geriatric Nursing
The Geriatric Nursing Center at UCSF will be able to continue its mission of preparing an exceptional cadre of nurse scientists thanks to a renewal grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation.
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UC Proposes Revised Policy on Supplement to Military Pay
The Policy on Supplement to Military Pay, which ended June 30, 2005, was extended through Aug. 31, 2005 by the UC Office of the President.
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Virtual Colonoscopy Reveals Diseases Outside Colon too
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Virtual colonoscopy reveals diseases outside the colon, as well
Computed tomographic (CT) colonography, known as virtual colonoscopy, can be used to diagnose significant medical problems in organs outside the colon, according to a new study conducted at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC).
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ABOG to Host Series on Mentorship Program
The UCSF Academic Business Officers Group (ABOG) is preparing for another round of its popular and successful mentorship program.
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$1 million grant from John A. Hartford Foundation awarded to UCSF Geriatric Nursing Center
The geriatric nursing program in the UCSF School of Nursing has received a key grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation to continue its work in educating nurse scientists.
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Medical Errors Expert Ranks Among Top 50 Most Influential Doctors
A UCSF physician known for his work on medical errors and for spawning the "hospitalist" specialty in the US is ranked No. 26 among the nation's top 50 doctors by Modern Physician magazine.
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Unprecedented Industry-Backed Laws Limit Public Safety, Study Shows
UCSF researchers are calling for new laws to hold industry-sponsored science to the same high-level standards as government-funded research.
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Regents Approve Fee Increases for Selected Professional School Students
UCSF students in the schools of dentistry, nursing and pharmacy will have to pay higher fees, following approval by Regents yesterday.
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Unprecedented industry-backed laws limit public safety, study shows
Two laws recently passed by Congress with strong industry backing have had a chilling effect on government efforts to protect public health, according to a UCSF study.
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Artist to Talk about Laurel Heights Lobby Project, July 26
Bay Area artist Rebeca Bollinger will talk about her DVD projection piece at Laurel Heights on Tuesday, July 26.
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Gene Strongly Linked to Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity
A new finding may open the way to developing drugs to prevent or reverse potentially deadly insulin resistance syndrome.
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UCSF Medical Experts Offer Tips to Marathon Runners
UCSF medical team offers tips to marathon runners to prevent injuries and illness during and after the race.
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UCSF Offers Leadership Series for Senior Women Managers
Senior women managers asked for it and they will get it – training in persuasive communication skills in a professional development series that begins today (July 18).
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Gene strongly linked to Type 2 diabetes and obesity
Scientists in France and the U.S. report that a variant of a common protein plays a primary role in Type 2 diabetes and obesity, key features of the "insulin resistance syndrome" that affects more than 50 million people in the U.S. and a similar number in Europe.
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AMA Foundation Names UCSF Medical Student as a Minority Scholar
A second-year medical student is one of 10 minority students in the US to be recognized for excellence and outstanding promise by the American Medical Association Foundation.
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Discovery of T-cell "traffic control" boosts new drug promise
Scientists have begun to clarify how one of the body's molecules controls the trafficking of T cells through the blood, lymph nodes and on to tissues to fight infection -- a crucial response that sometimes goes awry, attacking the body's own tissues and causing autoimmune diseases.